Thor Lancelot Simon enscribed:
> On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 06:50:49PM -0500, Frederick Bruckman wrote:
> >   1) Create a file, "/etc/uucp/port", with the following lines:
> > 
> > port modem
> > type modem
> > device /dev/tty03
> > speed 115200
> > 
> >   2) As root, type "cu -p modem". If the modem is supported, you'll be
> >      able to enter "AT" commands (try "at", "at&v", "ati11", "ati13",
> >      "atli5"). Exit from "cu" by typing "~." (that's "tilde", then
> >      "period", without the quotes).
> 
> This won't quite work, if the modem really does fail to work at all without
> hardware flow control.  It won't work because AFAIK there is no way to set
> hardware flow control from within 'cu'.

You're right. It didn't work last night. Neither did minicom (hardware flow
control was on, software off).

> After you start the 'cu', suspend it (^Z or <ret>~^Z depending how far it's
> gone since you ran it) and type "stty -f /dev/tty03 crtscts".  Then you will
> be testing the documented behaviour.

I'll try it and see what happens.

> To get crtscts turned on all the time on that tty, add "rtscts" (NOT
> "crtscts") to the /dev/tty03 line in /etc/ttys and run ttyflags -a or
> reboot (which will run ttyflags -a for you).  You could do that, then try
> the cu test, too.

Thanks for your help, I really do appreciate it.

-AC
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